Improvement in milk-coolers



L. T. REED. MILK-COOLER.

Patpn'ted J'u-1y10,187'7.

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFIGE.

LEVI T. REED, OF ERIEVILLE, NEW YORK. v

IMPROVEMENT IN MlLK-COOLERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 192,935, dated July 10,1877; application filed January 5, 1877.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, LEVI T. REED, ofErieville, in the county of Madison, in the State of New York, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Milk-Coolers, of which thefollowing, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, is a full,clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in that class of milk-coolers inwhich the milkpans set within a pan or vat with a space between them toadmit water.

The invention consists of an improved main water-distributin g passageunder the milk-pan, formed by a longitudinal depression or concavity inthe under side of the milk-pan bottom, and a rib or flange upon thewater-vat bottom, forming a longitudinal partition in the concavityaforesaid, by which construction with the rib or flange d,.extendingfrom the water-inlet w nearly across the vat. b is the milk-pan, whichsets in the water-vat, with the usual water-space between them. 0 is thelongitudinal depression or concavity in the under side of the milk-panbottom. It is open at the end where connected with the water-inlet andclosed at the opposite end.

When the milk-pan is placed in the watervat, the rib d on the bottom ofthe latter, being of proper relative height and length, forms alongitudinal partition in the concavity c of the former, thus dividingthe water'passage, and causing a betterdistribution of the water aroundthe pan. The concavity c underneath forming a ridge upon the top of themilk-pan bottom, increases the cooling-surface in such a manner as tocool the milk from the center and .nearthe top.

0; represents the usual water overflow and discharge pipe, generallyplaced at the end of the vat opposite the water-inlet.

Having thus described my invention, what and arranged substantially asdescribed and shown, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name and affixed my seal in thepresence of twoattesting witnesses at Syracuse, in the county ofOnondaga and State of New York, p

this 27th day of December, 1876.

LEVI T. REED. [L. s.]

Witnesses:

E. BENDIXEN, E. EAASS.

